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ESPN -- Oakland Athletics designated hitter Adam Dunn is retiring, he told ESPN's Pedro Gomez after Tuesday's wild-card game.
"I guess the computer got me," a disappointed Dunn said, referring to the A's "Moneyball" tactics.
Dunn, 34, did not play in the Athletics' 9-8, 12-inning loss to the Kansas City Royals.
The Athletics prioritized defense over the potential for more scoring chances with a surprise starting lineup. Manager Bob Melvin put Sam Fuld in left field and Geovany Soto at catcher, two obvious nods to defense. The ripple effect knocked the power-hitting Dunn from the lineup. Stephen Vogt was at first base, leaving Brandon Moss in the designated hitter spot.
It would have been Dunn's first postseason game.
Instead, Dunn retires after 14 big league seasons and 2,001 games without ever playing in the postseason.
Dunn had batted just .212 with a .316 on-base percentage since coming over to Oakland and was 7-for-35 (.200) with 16 strikeouts in his career against Tuesday's Royals starter, James Shields.
Melvin went out of his way Tuesday afternoon to inform Dunn of the decision.
"I let him know what we're looking at so he's not surprised when he sees the lineup," Melvin said. "All our guys know that we do things a little differently here at times. We're trying to play for the day."
"I guess the computer got me," a disappointed Dunn said, referring to the A's "Moneyball" tactics.
Dunn, 34, did not play in the Athletics' 9-8, 12-inning loss to the Kansas City Royals.
The Athletics prioritized defense over the potential for more scoring chances with a surprise starting lineup. Manager Bob Melvin put Sam Fuld in left field and Geovany Soto at catcher, two obvious nods to defense. The ripple effect knocked the power-hitting Dunn from the lineup. Stephen Vogt was at first base, leaving Brandon Moss in the designated hitter spot.
It would have been Dunn's first postseason game.
Instead, Dunn retires after 14 big league seasons and 2,001 games without ever playing in the postseason.
Dunn had batted just .212 with a .316 on-base percentage since coming over to Oakland and was 7-for-35 (.200) with 16 strikeouts in his career against Tuesday's Royals starter, James Shields.
Melvin went out of his way Tuesday afternoon to inform Dunn of the decision.
"I let him know what we're looking at so he's not surprised when he sees the lineup," Melvin said. "All our guys know that we do things a little differently here at times. We're trying to play for the day."
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